Shaving mug



A. LANGE SHAVING MUG Filed April 18, 1924 r @flzgzw ZL awe,

AUGUST LANGE, O3? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHAVING MUG.

Application filed April 18, 1924. Serial No. 707,447.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that l, AUGUST LANGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicage in the county of Cook and State of 5 Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shaving Mugs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles and more particularly to shavingmugs.

An important object of this invention is to provide a shaving mugconsisting of upper and lower sections having means whereby the same maybe securely connected to prevent the escape of soap or liquid.

5 A further object of the invention is to provide a shaving mug which isneat in appcarance. desirable in use and cheap to manufacture.

Uther objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is. a side elevation of the improved shaving mug;

Fig. is a vertical sectional view through the same;

Fig. is detail horizontal sectional view through the handle.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the inventioin the numeral. 5 generallydesignates the improved mug consisting of upper and lower sections 6 and7 respectively having their adjacent portions formed with concentricribs or enlargements 8 and 9.

As illustrated in Fig. 2 the opposed sides of the ribs 8 and 9 areformed with annular grooves for the reception of a packing 10 ofsuitable material. When the sections are joined as illustrated in Fig. 2and the packing is in position an absolutely air tight connection isprovided between the upper and lower sections so that the soap in thelower section is not caused to dry.

Fig. 2 illustrates that the upper and lower sections 6 and 7 arehingedly connected as indicated at 12 and the hinge 12 consists of apair of straps 14; more or less V-shaped in elevation and having theirextremities re ceived in the grooves in the opposed sides of the ribs 8and 9. It is thus seen that those special sockets are necessary for thereception of the hinged straps 14.

The lower section is provided. with a feed screw 16 upon which afollower disk 18 is mounted and a knob 20 is connected to the feed screwso that the turning of the handle or knob will result in the verticalmove ment of the follower.

As illustrated in 2 a handle 22 is formed integral with the lowersection and extends upwardly a substantial distance to overlappingrelation with the upper section 6. The front wall or connecting member24 of the handle 22 is provided with a longitudinal socket 26 for thereception of leaf spring 28 by means of which the upper and lowersections are held together. The upper portion of the leaf spring 28 ismore or less Eli-shaped to provide a fulcrum 27 and a hook 29, thefulcrum member 27 being flatly engaged with the adjacent portions of thesection 6 while the book 29 is v extended over a lug 30 on the upper section.

It will be seen that by pressing inwardly on the knob of the leafspring; 28 the spring will be moved about the fulcrum 27 so that thehook 29 will be disengaged from the lug 3O whereupon the upper section 6may be swung upon a hinge.

The knob is provided with a shank or stem 37 freely slidable through thefront wall 2 of the handle.

In operation the lower section is filled or partly filled with soap andthe upper section is then swung to closed position. Then it is desiredto gain access to the lower section it is merely necessary to pressinwardly on the knob 32 and the spring will be released from lookingengagement with the up er section.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A shaving mug consisting of upper and lower hingedly connectedsections having their opposed sides formed with grooves a packingreceived in said grooves, a handle carried by the lower section andextending into overlapping relation with the upper section, a leafspring carried by the handle having a hook to engage the upper section,and means to actuate the spring to release said hook from engagementwith the upper section.

2. A shaving mug comprising upper and lower sections, means hingedlyconnecting said sections, a handle carried by the lower sectionandextending into overlapping relation'with the upper section, said handlebeing provided with a front wall having a socket, a spring anchored insaid lower portion of the socket and having its upper portion formedwith a hook, the upper section of the mug being provided with a lugengaged by said hook, and a finger piece slidable with relation to saidfront wall of the handle and connectedto said spring.

3. A shaving mug comprising upper and lower sections, means hingedlyconnecting said sections, a handle carried by the lower section. andextending into overlapping relation wit-h the upper, section, saidhandle being provided with a front wall having a socket, a springanchored in said lower portion of the socket and having its upper portion formed with a hook, the upper section of the mug being providedwith a lug engaged by said hook, and afinger piece slidable withrelation to said front wall of the handle and connected to saidspring,said spring being provided below said hook with a bend forming a mugcontact portion.

at. A shaving mug comprisingupper and lower sections, means hingedlyconnecting said sections, a handle connected to the lower section andextending into overlapping relation with the other section, said handlebeing provided with a front connecting member having an elongatedsocket, a lcat spring anchored in said socket and havin ans-shaped upperportion defining a hook and mug contact portiointhe upper section beingprovided with a lug engaged by said hook, a linger piece having a stemslidablc through said front connecting portion and connected to saidspring, and discharge means within the lower section.

In testimonywvhereot I aflix my signature.

AUGUST LANGE.

